"Defend! Defend!"

In Tempe, at the Wells Fargo Arena, the cheers of thousands of people echoed throughout the arena.

The 2007-2008 NCAA Invitational Tournament was being held in the arena. The Arizona State University Devils played at home against the Oklahoma Sooners. This was also their season opener. [Note 1]

At this moment, on the court, a 2.03-meter-tall Chinese guy with a good wingspan was competing with the Sooners' ace Blake Griffin in the low post.

"This guy is really a Tyrannosaurus Rex!" Xu Yong couldn't help but complain in his heart as Griffin pushed him hard again and again.

Those thick muscles were like small hills, just like a Super Saiyan.

Of course, despite all the complaints, he is not a pushover and always maintains a defensive position.

Griffin turned his head with a look of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect Xu Yong to be so tough.

The next second, Griffin suddenly adjusted his offensive style, turned his back to the left and right, and then made a turnaround jump shot directly to the free throw line.

The technique of this shot was extremely delicate. If it were someone else, they would probably be shaken off. But who is Xu Yong? He is very familiar with the techniques of future superstars like Griffin.

Before Griffin turned around, he had already accumulated strength in advance. After Griffin turned around, he flew out at the same time, stretched out his long arms and blocked him directly.

Griffin's eyes were filled with surprise again. Although he avoided the block by fading away, the difficulty of his shot suddenly became extremely high.

"when!"

The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out.

The shouts at the scene instantly turned into cheers.

This is the third time tonight that Xu Yong has defended Griffin's attack in a one-on-one low post situation.

As the saying goes, three times the limit, the four-star high school student recruited by the team this year gave them enough surprises.

Devils center Jeff Pendergraph grabbed the defensive rebound and quickly passed the ball to guard James Harden.

Harden quickly broke through to the frontcourt, dribbled past two players with the European step and scored a layup.

Harden high-fived Xu Yong while retreating to defense, with a bright smile on his face.

He thought Xu Yong would be suppressed against the beast Griffin, but it turned out that he still underestimated his partner!

The Sooners advanced to the frontcourt again, and Griffin continued to receive the ball in the low post. This time his offensive movements were obviously much bigger.

Xu Yong was not to be outdone and continued to physically confront Griffin.

In the stalemate, Griffin suddenly grabbed him away with his left hand.

Offensive foul! But the referee didn't blow the whistle!

Griffin finally got rid of Xu Yong and jumped to the basket.

“Bang!”

A powerful two-handed dunk slammed the ball into the basket!

After he dunked, he bounced on the rim for a few seconds before landing, causing a commotion at the scene.

After landing, he did not retreat immediately, but instead spoke trash in Xu Yong's direction: "You, soft."

After being entangled by Xu Yong continuously, he was obviously enraged.

Xu Yong sneered and said, "You're tough if you have the referee to help you."

But he didn't get entangled with Griffin verbally, and you'll know right away whether he's tough or not.

Xu Yong's reaction caught Griffin off guard. His face turned cold and he decided to find an opportunity to teach Xu Yong a lesson on the defensive end.

In the transition from offense to defense, inspired by Griffin's dunk, the Sooners' defensive intensity increased significantly.

The NCAA has a 35-second offense. 25 seconds have passed, but the Devils still haven't found a good offensive opportunity.

The ball finally came into Harden's hands, and Xu Yong took the initiative to set a screen for Harden.

Harden quickly broke through the basket with the help of a pick-and-roll, and facing the Sooners' double-team, he decisively passed the ball back to Xu Yong on the outside.

Xu Yong received the ball, made a fake shot to avoid the defensive player, and then dribbled towards the basket.

The Sooners players under the basket turned around to defend.

Xu Yong changed direction to pass the first defender, then jumped to avoid the second defender and suddenly jumped into the air.

His jumping speed and jumping ability were perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

However, just as Xu Yong raised the ball with his right hand to dunk, a figure chased to the basket and took off into the air.

His cheeks puffed up as he tried hard to block the shot. It was Griffin who came over to defend.

This is the opportunity he's looking for!

Xu Yong was naturally not willing to be outdone and pulled the ball to the highest point.

So, the two of them staged a climbing competition in the air.

In the end, Xu Yong had the upper hand with his wingspan, and after getting past Griffin’s defense…

“Bang!”

Slam the ball into the basket.gif!

The moment the basketball hit the basket, the scene became inexplicably quiet.

What followed was thunderous cheers from the home fans.

Just now, Xu Yong dunked over Griffin!

Griffin, the former best power forward among American high school students, known as the "White Beast"!

"God!" Not only the fans, but even the home commentator exclaimed, holding his head.

For the first time, they realized that this young player from China, who had grown from a no-star to a four-star high school player in just two years, was so dazzling on the court!

Harden was also very excited at this time. He rushed to Xu Yong and gave him a chest bump.

Griffin looked up at the basket, seeming a little unbelievable about what had just happened.

He was dunked by a yellow player... How is this possible? !

"Hey!"

At this moment, Xu Yong shouted at Griffin.

Griffin turned and looked at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong used his left hand to measure the length of his right arm, then smiled and said, "You're short."

Griffin was stunned.

His dynamic talent is at the historical level, his confrontation ability is also at the historical level, and even his technique and ball-handling ability are top-notch among big men.

But there is only one thing: he is short.

He is 2.08 meters tall, but his wingspan is only 2.11 meters, which is too short for him.

However, the word short is more harsh as a trash word than soft because it can also refer to other key parts.

Griffin was instantly furious, as if he had really turned into an enraged Tyrannosaurus Rex and rushed forward.

Xu Yong was not to be outdone, and directly held Griffin's short arms to prevent the opponent from exerting force.

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

In the end, the referee separated the players from both sides and Griffin was called for a technical foul.

There was a burst of boos at the scene.

Xu Yong was standing in the center of the field unharmed at this time. Having once watched Zhu Bacheng's famous match, he was very familiar with the conflict on the field.

The Sooners called a timeout.

Xu Yong looked up at the score.

22 to 30.

With an 8-point lead and technical foul free throws, the Devils had a clear advantage.

He then walked towards the bench with his teammates, and was greeted by the fans' overwhelming cheers.

Behind the bench, there was a group of Shanghai fans who came specially to support him and were holding up signs with his name on them.

Looking at those familiar fans, he smiled and waved in response. His heart was touched and his thoughts were pulled back to two years ago.